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Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: US to drop charges against Mexican ex-minister

November 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US is to drop its charges against a Mexican former minister accused of drug trafficking and laundering money. Gen Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda – who was Mexico’s defence secretary from 2012 to 2018 – was […]

US man fails Bond-esque underwater escape from FBI using ‘sea scooter’

November 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

It was a getaway attempt worthy of Ian Fleming, but in the end, a suspected US fraudster proved he was no James Bond. Matthew Piercey, 44, a California man accused of financial crimes, briefly evaded […]

Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist

November 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe’s largest treasure collections. The suspects are accused of stealing more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items from […]

France train attack: Four stand trial over foiled Thalys shooting

November 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Four people have gone on trial in France over an August 2015 plot to attack Americans on a high-speed train. Ayoub El-Khazzani is accused of opening fire on board a train travelling from Amsterdam to […]

Covid insurance test case heads to UK Supreme Court

November 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A hotly-contested case about insurance payouts for small businesses who were unable to trade owing to lockdown heads to the Supreme Court on Monday. A host of businesses closed or faced significant losses, so made […]

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies

November 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has died at the age of 74. The serial killer was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England. He died in hospital where […]

US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims

November 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

US federal election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history”, rejecting President Donald Trump’s fraud claims. “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost […]

Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby due in court

November 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of another 10 is in due in court. Lucy Letby had previously been arrested in 2018 and 2019 as part of a probe into […]

Harry Dunn: Suspect never entitled to immunity court told

November 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer was never entitled to immunity from prosecution in the UK, the High Court has heard. Mr Dunn, 19, died when his motorbike was in a crash with a car near RAF […]

Britney Spears loses court bid to remove father’s control over estate

November 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US court has rejected an attempt by Britney Spears, 38, to have her father removed as conservator of her estate. Jamie Spears has been his daughter’s legal guardian for 12 years, due to concerns […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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